The Ringer made more than $15 million on podcast ad sales in 2018, and Bill Simmons isn’t looking for outside investment
A focus on podcasts appears to have worked out well indeed for Bill Simmons and The Ringer.
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Dan Le Batard is starting a new podcast called South Beach Sessions, the first podcast on the Le Batard and Friends Podcast Network
More Dan Le Batard content is coming your way.
Should I Listen to This?: Barstool’s ‘The Corp’ with Alex Rodriguez & Big Cat
"The Corp" has plenty of interesting interviews and focuses on the guests, but can get a bit repetitive.
Hey, whatever happened to that ‘Pivot with Alex Rodriguez’ show on ESPN?
In the last two years, a whole bunch of media companies pivoted to video (with disappointing results). In...
’30 for 30,’ ‘Pardon My Take’ among sports podcasts topping year-end lists in 2018
It’s the end of the year and you know what that means. It’s time for everyone to release...
Atlanta Hawks players Vince Carter & Kent Bazemore hosting new podcast for The Ringer in-between games
The old trajectory was that you played your athletic career until it was time to retire and then...
Should I Listen to This?: MIT Sloan Management Review’s sports analytics podcast ‘Counterpoints’
Is MIT's analytics podcast worth your time?
Gotham Chopra says Religion of Sports’ new Why Sports Matter podcast picks stories with “heart,” and “with real layers”
There are a whole lot of sports podcasts out there, as shown with our Should I Listen To...
Should I Listen To This? – Steve McNair: Fall of a Titan
Should you listen to SI's True Crime podcast series about the murder of Steve McNair?
Should I Listen To This?: The Charlotte Observer’s Carruth podcast
This podcast from The Charlotte Observer dives into the Rae Carruth story, and into the lives his actions impacted.
Should I Listen to This?: Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football, Inc.
Mike Greenberg debuts new “I’m Interested” podcast, which will feature weekly interviews with figures like Amy Trask and Bob Costas
"I would like to choose a selection of people that I find interesting and just have a conversation with them about the things about them that interest me."
After Colt Cabana and CM Punk won in a defamation lawsuit from a WWE doctor, Cabana’s now suing Punk over $513,736 in legal...
Cabana claims Punk told him in a text his legal bills would be "100% covered." They were not.
Podcasts are generating huge revenue as more sports outlets expand their offerings
Some of the estimated revenue figures for popular sports podcasts are absolutely bonkers.
Bill Simmons’ Ringer Podcast Network adding show from chef David Chang
Presumably, the podcast will cover more than Bill Simmons raving about David Chang's Majordomo restaurant in L.A.
